Well... I think the answer is simpler than it looks. I would think that revenue from Ad Sense, etc. is all secondary to this project. My thought would be that Google wants to create an OS that it will distribute for free, on the basis that unused CPU cycles are "donated" back to Google to use for its own internal processes (ie. indexing, crawling, etc.). Think about it, Google would have the worlds largest distributed parallel computer crawling and indexing away at their command all for a cost of near peanuts to what it would cost to build by purchasing all the necessary hardware.
I doubt that they'd want to change their consumer offering from the current, however, what I feel is more likely is that they probably want to attempt to partner up with Apple and re-sell MACs on x86 and iPods.
With processors like this, i'm wondering if it beneficial in the longterm to just have CPUs that contain many cores and dedicate 1 or 2 cores to JIT x86/PPC/other instruction sets to native code.
Maybe Transmeta was onto something way back when...
I would highly suggest getting a card from the NVIDIA FX series. The linux desktop of tomorrow will require more and more 3D acceleration. IMO, you are simply wasting money if you buy anything cheaper. I would recommend the FX-5200 (which is what I have btw). You should be able to pick one of these up for around $50 (or less) + shipping.
It's clear that he was slammed by a security hole in a third-party application he was running on his system as an Administrator
Windows almost always forces you to be administrator in order to do most tasks. Also, you cannot even upgrade your account temporarily to apply patches/run games - you have to log out and log back in as administrator. To that end, its almost always convenient to have administrative grants.
So regardless of whether it was a bug in a third-party application or not, it boils down to the fact that the OS "forced" the user to run as administrator, thus leading to the breech. The OS in this case should have still prevented the problem.
I'm not sure which distribution(s) you've tried but I haven't had to edit a text config file manually in a long time.
Yes, for more advanced functionality you might need to edit a config file here or there, but I see this as being no different to Windows, where you'd usually have to modify the registry.
You may want to checkout distributions such as Fedora Core or Ubantu; or even try out a commercial version such as Linspire or Xandros.
200 TTL chips for the CPU, $60
Wirewrap boards to put the chips on, $20
Wirewrap wire to hook everything up, $20
turning on your webserver, only to be slashdotted - priceless!
1. You are assuming that the person is using Internet banking. Believe it or not, a majority of people do not use internet banking (slashdot users do not count) and therefore its a moot point. Also, I did check out my bank's (Bank of America) EULA and from what I read, nowhere in there did they say that I have to waived any rights based on losses that I may incur due to their negligence.
2. I'm making a more general statment here and not just talking about banks. For example, if my benefits administrator incurred theft of my identity they too would be liable under the HIPPA act, unless I have authorized that third party to manage my information.
Create a website containing a list of all Senators and Congressmen who accept or take donations from these organizations and tell people NOT to vote for these people.
Finally, publicize the hell out of the website. This can be done by cross referencing in blogs, etc. This way Google searches for said Senators and Congressmen will show this site at the top of the list.
Watch how many Senators and Congressmen go anywhere near these organizations or want anything to do with them, especially around election time.
I'm surprised that there haven't (atleast to my knowledge) been any lawsuits on this matter. From what I can tell, non of the companies that have offshored their business have had their customers sign some sort of release waiver.
I for one know that if I ended up in such a situation, without the knowledge that my private information was being handled by a 3rd party and that I suffered losses as a result I would sue the ass of that company!
Maybe until this sort of thing starts to happen we won't see much change in this area.
When the funding for the rovers finally runs out and if the rovers are still usable, how about NASA running a campaign that will allow people to direct and have the rovers take pictures of whatever they wish, for a fee of course. For an additional fee, you might even be able to use the R.A.T. to inscribe a message or image onto a rock (if they are still working).
Wouldn't this make a really cool weapon for FPS games. I mean you just shoot it at an object or person(s) and it/they simply get sucked into the black hole in a wild manner (Think outside-in).
KVM over IP ? - I think some one has already mentioned this previously, however, they mentioned the plugin card variety. You can also purchase a stand alone box, similar to a regular KVM, however, it routes the Keyboard, Video and Mouse via IP to any machine that is network capable. The client is supplied either as a windows binary or as a Java applet (when you browse to the maintenance webpage. You can, in theory use a wireless PDA or laptop with a java enabled web browser to connect directly and control these devices.
True, but take the following scenario... what if the person got his/her copy from a 3rd party, never agreed to the EULA (since they never ran the executable), but proceeded to reverse engineer directly ?
"In order to help protect customers, the default install of Internet Explorer will completely block the installation of ActiveX controls that are not signed, and it will suggest that you do not install any unsigned programs that you might try to download."
Yet in the screenshots, IE allows the user to "Run" the executable.
Also...
"But now what if there's a security bug found in Flash and I want to disable it? With Internet Explorer, I can simply set the Internet Zone to "High" security mode (to block all ActiveX controls), or I could go to the Tools -> Manage Add-Ons dialog if I just wanted to disable Flash until an update was available. How do I disable Flash inside Firefox? Good question. I don't see any menu items or Tools -> Options settings, the Tools -> Extensions dialog doesn't help, and Flash isn't even listed in Add / Remove Programs."
Obviously didn't try very hard... how about looking in Edit, Preferences, Downloads and then select the Plugins option. From here you can see what plugins are installed and disable them individually.
Last I checked IE doesn't provide a list of Browser Helper Objects that you can individually enable/disable - In fact, the user has no way of knowing that a Browser Helper Object has been installed and worst, has no way of being able to remove or disable it.
Finally, installation of Windows software follows this paradigm, in general. A lot of 3rd party utilities, games and applications can be downloaded and most are not signed. In fact, the Windows Installer does enforce any form of signature or hash.
I purchase a computer or a laptop and don't agree with the Windows licence that invariably comes with it. Can I return it and get a refund on that ? - or do you have to return the whole PC/Laptop ?
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Well... I think the answer is simpler than it looks. I would think that revenue from Ad Sense, etc. is all secondary to this project. My thought would be that Google wants to create an OS that it will distribute for free, on the basis that unused CPU cycles are "donated" back to Google to use for its own internal processes (ie. indexing, crawling, etc.). Think about it, Google would have the worlds largest distributed parallel computer crawling and indexing away at their command all for a cost of near peanuts to what it would cost to build by purchasing all the necessary hardware.
I doubt that they'd want to change their consumer offering from the current, however, what I feel is more likely is that they probably want to attempt to partner up with Apple and re-sell MACs on x86 and iPods.
With processors like this, i'm wondering if it beneficial in the longterm to just have CPUs that contain many cores and dedicate 1 or 2 cores to JIT x86/PPC/other instruction sets to native code.
Maybe Transmeta was onto something way back when...
I'm going to start wearing lead! - That ought to stop almost anything right ?
I would highly suggest getting a card from the NVIDIA FX series. The linux desktop of tomorrow will require more and more 3D acceleration. IMO, you are simply wasting money if you buy anything cheaper. I would recommend the FX-5200 (which is what I have btw). You should be able to pick one of these up for around $50 (or less) + shipping.
Windows almost always forces you to be administrator in order to do most tasks. Also, you cannot even upgrade your account temporarily to apply patches/run games - you have to log out and log back in as administrator. To that end, its almost always convenient to have administrative grants.
So regardless of whether it was a bug in a third-party application or not, it boils down to the fact that the OS "forced" the user to run as administrator, thus leading to the breech. The OS in this case should have still prevented the problem.
It means the interface *knows* more than you and therefore will never allow you to do what you want it to - even if its correct.
On that point, how can the term "iPodCast" even be granted, given that a similar and close term "PodCast" already exists and is used by everyone ?
This has anything to do with them looking into buying 40% of Samsung's inventory in Flash memory http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/25/ 1820250&tid=198&tid=3 ?
Yes, for more advanced functionality you might need to edit a config file here or there, but I see this as being no different to Windows, where you'd usually have to modify the registry.
You may want to checkout distributions such as Fedora Core or Ubantu; or even try out a commercial version such as Linspire or Xandros.
200 TTL chips for the CPU, $60
Wirewrap boards to put the chips on, $20
Wirewrap wire to hook everything up, $20
turning on your webserver, only to be slashdotted - priceless!
1. You are assuming that the person is using Internet banking. Believe it or not, a majority of people do not use internet banking (slashdot users do not count) and therefore its a moot point. Also, I did check out my bank's (Bank of America) EULA and from what I read, nowhere in there did they say that I have to waived any rights based on losses that I may incur due to their negligence.
2. I'm making a more general statment here and not just talking about banks. For example, if my benefits administrator incurred theft of my identity they too would be liable under the HIPPA act, unless I have authorized that third party to manage my information.
Create a website containing a list of all Senators and Congressmen who accept or take donations from these organizations and tell people NOT to vote for these people.
Finally, publicize the hell out of the website. This can be done by cross referencing in blogs, etc. This way Google searches for said Senators and Congressmen will show this site at the top of the list.
Watch how many Senators and Congressmen go anywhere near these organizations or want anything to do with them, especially around election time.
I for one know that if I ended up in such a situation, without the knowledge that my private information was being handled by a 3rd party and that I suffered losses as a result I would sue the ass of that company!
Maybe until this sort of thing starts to happen we won't see much change in this area.
$129 worth of coupons for MS software!
When the funding for the rovers finally runs out and if the rovers are still usable, how about NASA running a campaign that will allow people to direct and have the rovers take pictures of whatever they wish, for a fee of course. For an additional fee, you might even be able to use the R.A.T. to inscribe a message or image onto a rock (if they are still working).
RFID is and will be considerably cheaper than an equivalent optical solution or any other present technology.
Wouldn't this make a really cool weapon for FPS games. I mean you just shoot it at an object or person(s) and it/they simply get sucked into the black hole in a wild manner (Think outside-in).
KVM over IP ? - I think some one has already mentioned this previously, however, they mentioned the plugin card variety. You can also purchase a stand alone box, similar to a regular KVM, however, it routes the Keyboard, Video and Mouse via IP to any machine that is network capable. The client is supplied either as a windows binary or as a Java applet (when you browse to the maintenance webpage. You can, in theory use a wireless PDA or laptop with a java enabled web browser to connect directly and control these devices.
I'll do it! -- Homer Simpson
True, but take the following scenario... what if the person got his/her copy from a 3rd party, never agreed to the EULA (since they never ran the executable), but proceeded to reverse engineer directly ?
"In fact, the Windows Installer does enforce any form of signature or hash."
Should read...
"In fact, the Windows Installer does not enforce any form of signature or hash."
Yet in the screenshots, IE allows the user to "Run" the executable.
Also...
"But now what if there's a security bug found in Flash and I want to disable it? With Internet Explorer, I can simply set the Internet Zone to "High" security mode (to block all ActiveX controls), or I could go to the Tools -> Manage Add-Ons dialog if I just wanted to disable Flash until an update was available. How do I disable Flash inside Firefox? Good question. I don't see any menu items or Tools -> Options settings, the Tools -> Extensions dialog doesn't help, and Flash isn't even listed in Add / Remove Programs."
Obviously didn't try very hard... how about looking in Edit, Preferences, Downloads and then select the Plugins option. From here you can see what plugins are installed and disable them individually.
Last I checked IE doesn't provide a list of Browser Helper Objects that you can individually enable/disable - In fact, the user has no way of knowing that a Browser Helper Object has been installed and worst, has no way of being able to remove or disable it.
Finally, installation of Windows software follows this paradigm, in general. A lot of 3rd party utilities, games and applications can be downloaded and most are not signed. In fact, the Windows Installer does enforce any form of signature or hash.
I purchase a computer or a laptop and don't agree with the Windows licence that invariably comes with it. Can I return it and get a refund on that ? - or do you have to return the whole PC/Laptop ?